The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.

A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.

To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.

One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. See Feather.

The barb is a small part of the bird feather which branches off directly from the central shaft.

an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"

Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen.

A bit for a horse.

A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also improperly called whiting.

Broadcasters Audience Research Board "The Broadcasters' Audience Research Board (BARB) is responsible for providing estimates of the number of people watching television. This includes which channels and programmes are being watched, at what time, and the type of people who are watching at any one time. BARB provides television audience data on a minute-by-minute basis for channels received within the UK. The data is available for reporting nationally and at ITV and BBC regional level and covers all analogue and digital platforms." You can read more at the BARB web site

board arbiter.

Broadcaster's Audience Research Board, the Joint Industry Committee responsible for TV Audience Measurement in the UK

substructure

A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.

A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.

To clip; to mow.

See Burr

Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.

To shave or dress the beard of.

A type of fitting end with a tapered end and a raised edge to grip the tube or hose. A tube or fitting is pushed onto the barb to make a connection. At low pressure, friction is used to hold the tube or hose on the barb. At higher pressure, a hose clamp may be needed to keep the tube or hose on the barb.

the pointed part of barbed wire

a narrow projection at the junction of the blade and base of a point, often on corner-notched types

long pointed wing-like shoulders that are usually at the base end of a point.

Born After the Reinforced Feed Ban

a public practice accountant through and through with eighteen years experience in the field

provide with barbs; "barbed wire"

structure

Barbarian